CN202711674U - Inflexion harmony harmonica - Google Patents

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CN202711674U
CN202711674U CN 201220170940 CN201220170940U CN202711674U CN 202711674 U CN202711674 U CN 202711674U CN 201220170940 CN201220170940 CN 201220170940 CN 201220170940 U CN201220170940 U CN 201220170940U CN 202711674 U CN202711674 U CN 202711674U
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An inflexion harmony harmonica comprises a shell, harmonica grids and a upper tone hole plate. An inflexion plate lower cover, an inflexion plate and an inflexion plate upper cover are sequentially arranged between the harmonica grids and blowing ports from the place close to the harmonica grids; holes with the same number as the harmonica grids are arranged above the blowing ports; one end of the inflexion plate is provided with a pressing key; upper and lower separated square holes are punched on the inflexion plate and are designed to be half of the holes of the harmonica grids just like the blowing holes on the inflexion plate upper cover; the upper surface of the harmonica grids is provided with an upper tone hole plate and the lower surface is provided with a lower tone hole plate; and an upper tone reed is arranged on the upper tone hole plate; and a lower tone reed is arranged on the lower tone hole plate. By increasing and decreasing the thickness of the upper tone reed and the lower tone reed, sealing the tone holes with two layers of polyester film and the like, the limit of blowing an inhaling relationship is broken, either full blowing or full inhaling can be realized and three-degree relationship among tones is realized. Therefore, with the inflexion harmony harmonica, various kinds of chord from 1 to 7 as the root tones and various kinds of harmony from 1 to 7 can be played, the harmonica then functions as a piano and various needs of a piece of music can be met.

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A kind of harmony mouth organ of changing voice
Technical field: the utility model relates to and a kind ofly can reach melody and qualified two one of accompaniment are played out simultaneously, and blows separately the musical instrument that chord is done accompaniment, can be used to a kind of harmony mouth organ of changing voice that replaces bass, two kinds of mouth organs of chord to use.
Technical background: at present, the mouth organ of producing on the market can be played wind instruments some harmony, but extremely limited, but also do not conform to very much music theory, can't utilize mouth organ self to play out qualified harmony, so great majority all only blow the melody single-tone when playing, can only lean on extraordinary mouth organ or other musical instruments to accompany., blows the sound of mouth organ the non-three degree relations of the arrangement between each sound because having to inhale to have.Therefore, the present harmony of mouth organ only has blowing sound 1,3,5 and sound-absorbing 2,4,6,7 two chords at the accompaniment chord; On accompaniment and sound, blowing sound only has 1,3,5 three and sound, can't blow out 2,4,6,7 and sound, and sound-absorbing only has 2,4,6,7 four and sound, can't blow out 1,3,5 and sound.Innovate according to 16 holes, 64 sound chromatic harmonicas, high or turn down sound level half 40 tones of 16 hole chromatic harmonicas, but only have whole tone after the innovation and do not have semitone.Nowadays mouth organ circle most people recognizes that all present mouth organ can't utilize mouth organ self to play out qualified harmony, so great majority all only blow the melody single-tone when playing, and accompanies by extraordinary mouth organ or other musical instruments.
The utility model content: the purpose of this utility model will provide a kind of harmony mouth organ of changing voice exactly, and it can overcome the above problem that existing mouth organ exists.The purpose of this utility model is achieved in that a kind of harmony mouth organ of changing voice, and comprises shell, Qin Ge, upper grill, it is characterized in that: between Qin Ge and mouthpiece from begin to be disposed with inflexion plate lower cover, inflexion plate, inflexion plate loam cake near the qin lattice; Be provided with the hole with the identical number of qin lattice above the described mouthpiece; One end of described inflexion plate is provided with presses key, and the inflexion plate upper punch has upper and lower interval square hole, and blows the same half of qin checkerwork cell size of being in hole with the inflexion plate loam cake; Described qin lattice upper surface is provided with grill, and lower surface is provided with lower grill; Be provided with tone reed on the described upper grill, be provided with lower tone reed on the lower grill.Upper tone reed on the described upper grill, at former mouth organ 311 locational blowing sound reed head thickening 2mm, thickening 0.1-0.15mm in middle part is riveted on the 315 sound-absorbing sound holes, makes blowing sound 1 become sound-absorbing 7, and can become one group of root sound is 1 seventh chord 1357Reduce 1mm at former mouth organ 315 locational sound-absorbing reed heads, 0.2mm is reduced at the middle part, is riveted on the 311 corresponding with it blowing sound sound holes, makes sound-absorbing 7 become blowing sound 1, and can become one group of root sound is 2 seventh chords 2461Lower tone reed on the described lower grill reduces 1.5mm at former mouth organ 428 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness, and the middle 0.4mm that reduces is riveted on the 424 blowing sound sound holes, makes sound-absorbing # 2Become blowing sound 2Reduce 0.8mm at former mouth organ 427 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness, make it to reduce sound level half, be riveted on the 423 blowing sound sound holes, make sound-absorbing 4 #Become blowing sound 4Reduce 0.5mm at former mouth organ 426 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness, make it to reduce sound level half, be riveted on the 422 blowing sound sound holes, make sound-absorbing 6 #Become blowing sound 6At former mouth organ 425 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness thickening 0.7mm, make it to reduce sound level half, make blowing sound 1 #Become sound-absorbing 7Seal with the Double-layer polyester film at former mouth organ 421,435,441 locational sound holes, press key and inflexion plate is advanced facing to place, mouthpiece 9~11 holes be blown into air-flow, become one group of root sound and be 2 minor triad 246Reduce 2.5mm at former mouth organ 444 locational blowing sound reed head thickness, the middle 1mm that reduces makes it to reduce by half sound level and is riveted on the 448 sound-absorbing sound holes, makes blowing sound 1 #Become sound-absorbing 1; Reduce 1.8mm at former mouth organ 443 locational blowing sound reed head thickness, make it to reduce sound level half, be riveted on the 447 sound-absorbing sound holes, make blowing sound 3 #Become sound-absorbing 3; Reduce 2mm at former mouth organ 442 locational blowing sound reed head thickness, middle pitch partly reduces 0.5mm, makes it to reduce sound level half, is riveted on the 446 sound-absorbing sound holes, makes blowing sound 5 #Become sound-absorbing 5, become one group of root sound and be 1 Major chord 135.The utility model can also be played out when the melody sound is played out and conform with the single sound that music theory requires, accompaniment and sound or several sounds, the accompaniment chord allows mouth organ can reach melody and two one of qualified accompaniment are played out simultaneously, make mouth organ become real and acoustic musical instrument, improve self personal value.It has multiple and acoustic processing method, can match on request facing to " modulator " with " maximizing favourable factors and minimizing unfavourable ones ".It is applicable to simply, complicated, at a slow speed, middling speed, various melodies fast.It can also blow out semitone with the flat winding method of Blues Harp, because mouth organ itself does not have semitone.It can also replace chromatic harmonica, Blues Harp, bass mouth organ, chord mouth organ to use.On harmony, can replace several mouth organs to use.Mouth organ of people of the utility model just can intactly show the melody of melody and harmony.
Description of drawings: Fig. 1 is upper grill schematic diagram of the present utility model;
Fig. 2 is lower grill schematic diagram of the present utility model;
Fig. 3 is mouthpiece schematic diagram of the present utility model;
Fig. 4 is inflexion plate loam cake schematic diagram of the present utility model;
Fig. 5 is inflexion plate schematic diagram of the present utility model;
Fig. 6 is inflexion plate lower cover schematic diagram of the present utility model;
Fig. 7 is cover plate schematic diagram of the present utility model;
Fig. 8 is blast structural representation of the present utility model;
Fig. 9 is modulator, wherein---represent this hole tone-off;
Figure 10 is that Fig. 9 modulator is played wind instruments exemplary plot;
Figure 11 be the utility model compared with prior art;
1. shell, 2. the qin lattice are 3. gone up grill, 4. descend grill, 5. go up tone reed, 6. descend tone reed, 7. inflexion plate loam cake, 8. mouthpiece, 9. inflexion plate lower cover, 10. inflexion plate, 11. press key.
Embodiment: the utility model is described in further detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing;
A kind of harmony mouth organ of changing voice comprises shell, Qin Ge, upper grill, it is characterized in that: between Qin Ge and mouthpiece from begin to be disposed with inflexion plate lower cover, inflexion plate, inflexion plate loam cake near the qin lattice; Be provided with the hole with the identical number of qin lattice above the described mouthpiece; One end of described inflexion plate is provided with presses key, and the inflexion plate upper punch has upper and lower interval square hole, and blows the same half of qin checkerwork cell size of being in hole with the inflexion plate loam cake; Described qin lattice upper surface is provided with grill, and lower surface is provided with lower grill; Be provided with tone reed on the described upper grill, be provided with lower tone reed on the lower grill.Upper tone reed on the described upper grill, at former mouth organ 311 locational blowing sound reed head thickening 2mm, thickening 0.1-0.15mm in middle part is riveted on the 315 sound-absorbing sound holes, makes blowing sound 1 become sound-absorbing 7, and can become one group of root sound is 1 seventh chord 1357Reduce 1mm at former mouth organ 315 locational sound-absorbing reed heads, 0.2mm is reduced at the middle part, is riveted on the 311 corresponding with it blowing sound sound holes, makes sound-absorbing 7 become blowing sound 1, and can become one group of root sound is 2 seventh chords 2461Lower tone reed on the described lower grill reduces 1.5mm at former mouth organ 428 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness, and the middle 0.4mm that reduces is riveted on the 424 blowing sound sound holes, makes sound-absorbing # 2Become blowing sound 2Reduce 0.8mm at former mouth organ 427 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness, make it to reduce sound level half, be riveted on the 423 blowing sound sound holes, make sound-absorbing 4 #Become blowing sound 4Reduce 0.5mm at former mouth organ 426 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness, make it to reduce sound level half, be riveted on the 422 blowing sound sound holes, make sound-absorbing 6 #Become blowing sound 6At former mouth organ 425 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness thickening 0.7mm, make it to reduce sound level half, make blowing sound 1 #Become sound-absorbing 7Seal with the Double-layer polyester film at former mouth organ 421,435,441 locational sound holes, press key and inflexion plate is advanced facing to place, mouthpiece 9~11 holes be blown into air-flow, become one group of root sound and be 2 minor triad 246Reduce 2.5mm at former mouth organ 444 locational blowing sound reed head thickness, the middle 1mm that reduces makes it to reduce by half sound level and is riveted on the 448 sound-absorbing sound holes, makes blowing sound 1 #Become sound-absorbing 1; Reduce 1.8mm at former mouth organ 443 locational blowing sound reed head thickness, make it to reduce sound level half, be riveted on the 447 sound-absorbing sound holes, make blowing sound 3 #Become sound-absorbing 3; Reduce 2mm at former mouth organ 442 locational blowing sound reed head thickness, middle pitch partly reduces 0.5mm, makes it to reduce sound level half, is riveted on the 446 sound-absorbing sound holes, makes blowing sound 5 #Become sound-absorbing 5, become one group of root sound and be 1 Major chord 135; During implementation, when pressing key when motionless, be blown into air-flow and enter from upper outlet through inflexion plate loam cake, inflexion plate from mouthpiece, row mouthful is covered under this moment inflexion plate, flows into the qin lattice by the inflexion plate lower cover and makes the blowing sound tone reed vibration-generating on the upper grill produce music.Sound-absorbing tone reed on this moment on the grill is covered by diaphragm, and air-flow can not pass through.When air-flow from mouthpiece through inflexion plate loam cake air amount, the sound-absorbing tone reed of air-flow from the upper grill flows into, and drives sound-absorbing tone reed generation of vibration music, the blowing sound tone reed on this moment on the grill is covered by diaphragm, air-flow can not pass through.When pressing the key propelling, be blown into air-flow and enter from lower row's mouth through inflexion plate loam cake, inflexion plate from mouthpiece, this moment, the inflexion plate upper outlet was covered, and flowed into the qin lattice by the inflexion plate lower cover and made the blowing sound tone reed vibration-generating on the lower grill produce music.This at present the sound-absorbing tone reed on the grill covered by diaphragm, air-flow can not pass through.When air-flow from mouthpiece through inflexion plate loam cake air amount, the sound-absorbing tone reed of air-flow from the lower grill flows into, and drives sound-absorbing tone reed generation of vibration music, this at present the blowing sound tone reed on the grill covered by diaphragm, air-flow can not pass through.Pressing key motionless, is 16 holes by first hole of pressing the key end on the mouthpiece, the like, the other end is 1 hole; Facing to mouthpiece 13~16 holes places, suck 4 holes and be blown into air-flow, just become one group of root sound and be 1 seventh chord 1357; Press key inflexion plate is advanced, facing to mouthpiece 13~15 holes places, suck 3 holes and be blown into air-flow, just become one group of root sound and be 1 Major chord 135; Press key motionless, facing to mouthpiece 13~16 holes places, suck 4 holes and suck air-flows, just become one group of root sound and be 2 seventh chord 2461; Press key inflexion plate is advanced, facing to mouthpiece 9~11 holes places, suck 3 holes and be blown into air-flow, just become one group of root sound and be 2 minor triad 246; Press key inflexion plate is advanced, facing to mouthpiece 6~9 holes places, suck 4 holes and be blown into air-flow, just become one group of root sound and be 3 seventh chord 3572; Press key motionless, facing to mouthpiece 10~12 holes places, suck 3 holes and be blown into air-flow, just become one group of root sound and be 3 minor triad 357; Press key inflexion plate advanced, facing to mouthpiece 2~6 holes places, suck 5 hole tongue lids in the middle of holes be blown into air-flow, just become one group of root sound and be 4 seventh chord 4613; Press key motionless, facing to mouthpiece 6~8 holes places, suck 3 holes and suck air-flows, just become one group of root sound and be 4 Major chord 461; Press key inflexion plate is advanced, facing to mouthpiece 7~10 holes places, suck 4 holes and be blown into air-flow, just become one group of root sound and be 5 seventh chord 5724; Press key inflexion plate is advanced, facing to mouthpiece 7~9 holes places, suck 3 holes and be blown into air-flow, just become one group of root sound and be 5 Major chord 572; Press key inflexion plate is advanced, facing to mouthpiece 3~7 holes places, suck 5 holes and be blown into air-flow, just become one group of root sound and be 6 seventh chord 6135; Press key inflexion plate is advanced, facing to mouthpiece 7~10 holes places, suck 4 holes and suck air-flows, just become one group of root sound and be 6 minor triad 613; Press key inflexion plate is advanced, facing to mouthpiece 4~7 holes places, suck 4 holes and suck air-flows, just become one group of root sound and be 7 seventh chord 7246; Press key inflexion plate advanced, facing to mouthpiece 8~10 holes places, suck 3 holes and be blown into air-flow, just become one group of root sound and be 7 subtract common chords 724.Can find out from Figure 11 the utility model is compared with the prior art, because the restriction of pressure-vaccum etc. being arranged, the accompaniment harmony of existing mouth organ can't satisfy the needs of melody at all.Apply to melody to these, that just equals " talking nonsense ".The utility model harmony mouth organ is owing to having broken the restriction of pressure-vaccum relation, not that to full blow be exactly full the suction, and become three degree relations between sound and sound, so it can blow out take 1 to 7 each and sound as each chord of root sound and from 1 to 7, so just be equivalent to a piano, can satisfy the various needs of melody.

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1. the harmony mouth organ of changing voice comprises shell, Qin Ge, upper grill, it is characterized in that: between Qin Ge and mouthpiece from begin to be disposed with inflexion plate lower cover, inflexion plate, inflexion plate loam cake near the qin lattice; Be provided with the hole with the identical number of qin lattice above the described mouthpiece; One end of described inflexion plate is provided with presses key, and the inflexion plate upper punch has upper and lower interval square hole, and blows the same half of qin checkerwork cell size of being in hole with the inflexion plate loam cake; Described qin lattice upper surface is provided with grill, and lower surface is provided with lower grill; Be provided with tone reed on the described upper grill, be provided with lower tone reed on the lower grill.
2. a kind of harmony mouth organ of changing voice according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the upper tone reed on the described upper grill, at former mouth organ 311 locational blowing sound reed head thickening 2mm, middle part thickening 0.1-0.15mm, be riveted on the 315 sound-absorbing sound holes, make blowing sound 1 become sound-absorbing 7, can become one group of root sound is 1 seventh chord 1357; Reduce 1mm at former mouth organ 315 locational sound-absorbing reed heads, 0.2mm is reduced at the middle part, is riveted on the 311 corresponding with it blowing sound sound holes, makes sound-absorbing 7 become blowing sound 1, and can become one group of root sound is 2 seventh chords 2461.
3. a kind of harmony mouth organ of changing voice according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the lower tone reed on the described lower grill, reduce 1.5mm at former mouth organ 428 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness, the middle 0.4mm that reduces, be riveted on the 424 blowing sound sound holes, make sound-absorbing #2 become blowing sound 2; Reduce 0.8mm at former mouth organ 427 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness, make it to reduce sound level half, be riveted on the 423 blowing sound sound holes, make sound-absorbing 4 #Become blowing sound 4; Reduce 0.5mm at former mouth organ 426 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness, make it to reduce sound level half, be riveted on the 422 blowing sound sound holes, make sound-absorbing 6 #Become blowing sound 6; At former mouth organ 425 locational sound-absorbing reed head thickness thickening 0.7mm, make it to reduce sound level half, make blowing sound 1 #Become sound-absorbing 7; Seal with the Double-layer polyester film at former mouth organ 421,435,441 locational sound holes, can become one group of root sound and be 2 minor triad 246; Reduce 2.5mm at former mouth organ 444 locational blowing sound reed head thickness, the middle 1mm that reduces makes it to reduce sound level half, is riveted on the 448 sound-absorbing sound holes, makes blowing sound 1 #Become sound-absorbing 1; Reduce 1.8mm at former mouth organ 443 locational blowing sound reed head thickness, make it to reduce sound level half, be riveted on the 447 sound-absorbing sound holes, make blowing sound 3 #Become sound-absorbing 3; Reduce 2mm at former mouth organ 442 locational blowing sound reed head thickness, middle pitch partly reduces 0.5mm, makes it to reduce sound level half, is riveted on the 446 sound-absorbing sound holes, makes blowing sound 5 #Become sound-absorbing 5, become one group of root sound and be 1 Major chord 135.
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